Water nymphs of the Seine, 1847
Honoré Daumierexpand_more
Lithographexpand_more
Bequest of Mrs. Charles S. Pillsbury, 1958expand_more P.12,701
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The large woman in the foreground floats "faire la planche" (literally "to make like a board"). This skill was taught by swimming teachers in the public bathhouses set up along the Seine in Paris. Daumier's water nymphs are a far cry from the mythological creatures that frolicked near fountains and streams; his figures swim with expressions of intense concentration and spew river water as they paddle about, fully covered by their bathing costumes.
Details
- Title
- Water nymphs of the Seine
- Artist Life
- 1808–1879
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- P.12,701
- Catalogue Raisonne
- L.D. 1629; H-D.656
- Curator Approved
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